St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked after or previously looked after Catholic children — 'Catholic' includes children who are baptised or received into the Catholic Church, children baptised or received into the Eastern Churches in union with Rome and children of members of the Ordinariate. A 'looked after child' (LAC) means any child who is (a) in the care of a local authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by them in the exercise of their social services functions at the time of making the application to the school. A 'previously looked after child' (PLAC) is a child who was looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order including those Catholic children, who appear to the Governing Body, to have been in state care outside of England and who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or in the case of previously looked after Catholic children, ceased to be because they became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order. A copy of the child's baptism certificate or evidence of reception into the Catholic Church will be required.
2. 2Baptised Catholic children, in possession of a Certificate of Practice (CoP) — 'Catholic' includes children who are baptised or received into the Catholic Church, children baptised or received into the Eastern Churches in union with Rome and children of members of the Ordinariate. A CoP is a form which is to be signed by the parish priest of the parish where the child (or parent or any persons who legally have parental responsibility for the child) attends Mass.
3. 3Baptised Catholic children — 'Catholic' includes children who are baptised or received into the Catholic Church, children baptised or received into the Eastern Churches in union with Rome and children of members of the Ordinariate. A copy of the child's baptism certificate or evidence of reception into the Catholic Church is required.
4. 4Other looked after and other previously looked after children — A looked after child (LAC) means any child who is (a) in the care of a local authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by them in the exercise of their social services functions at the time of making the application to the school. A 'previously looked after child' (PLAC) is a child who was looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or became subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order including those children, who appear to the Governing Body, to have been in state care outside of England and who ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted or in the case of previously looked after children, ceased to be because they became subject to an adoption, child arrangements or special guardianship order.
5. 5Children enrolled in the catechumenate — 'Enrolled in the Catechumenate' refers to a person who is preparing to become a Catholic usually by way of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and Children of catechetical age. Evidence of enrolment in the catechumenate will be required.
6. 6Children who are members of Eastern Orthodox Churches — Eastern Catholic (or Oriental Rite) Churches in union with Rome, per the Holy See's Annuario Pontificio list. A copy of the child's baptism certificate will be required.
7. 7Children who are members of other Christian denominations — 'Other Christian denominations' means children who belong to other churches and ecclesial communities which, acknowledging God's revelation in Christ, confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the Scriptures... A copy of the child's baptism certificate (or dedication) will be required.
8. 8Children of other religions — 'Children of other religions' means children who are members of a religious community that does not fall within the definition of 'other Christian denominations' at 7 above and which falls within the definition of a religion for the purposes of charity law. A letter from the minister or faith leader confirming membership will be required.
9. 9Any other children — This category will include all children who do not fall into any of the categories above.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applications than places remaining in any of the above categories, the order in which places will be allocated will be determined by: i. Siblings ii. Social/Pastoral/Medical iii. Distance from home to school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point.

Children with an EHCP naming the school are admitted before any other places are allocated, and the PAN is reduced accordingly; this is not numbered as part of the oversubscription criteria.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.